---
layout: single
property_name: column-count
---

<section id="column-count" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
    <nav class="property-links">
      <a class="property-links-direct" href="{{site.url}}/property/column-count/" data-property-name="column-count" data-tooltip="Single page for this property">Permalink</a>
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    </nav>
    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#column-count"><span>#</span>column-count</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines the number of columns of the element.</p>

    </div>

  </header>





    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="column-count: auto;">column-count: auto;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Removes any columns from the element (unless another <code>column-</code> property was set).</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div column-count " id="column-count-auto"><p class="block block--alpha">Hello world</p><p class="block block--beta">Foo bar</p><p class="block block--pink">CSS Reference</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#column-count-auto{ column-count:auto;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="column-count: 3;">column-count: 3;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>When using an <strong>integer</strong> value, the element will distribute its child elements across the number of columns defined.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div column-count " id="column-count-3"><p class="block block--alpha">Hello world</p><p class="block block--beta">Foo bar</p><p class="block block--pink">CSS Reference</p></div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#column-count-3{ column-count:3;}</style>
        <style type="text/css">#column-count-3{ -moz-column-count: 3;-webkit-column-count: 3; }</style>
    </section>

</section>
